Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-12-20
HORSES FOR FOOD.
An Amateur Slaughter-House In a
New York Park.
A Cheap WAY Of Feeding Animals In tho
Mcnagerie-Cheap Horscnesh Substi-
tuted for Expensive Bcef-Tho
Butcher at Work.

A bay horse, so old and broken down that
II was barely able 20 walk. says the New
York SU,, was led into low building in
the shecptold of Central Park, and the man
who held the halter called Henry" A
man wearing a white apron and carrying an
axe appeared in answer 10 the summons.
He covered the horses head with piece of
Jute baggiug, balanced the axe and threw
back his shoulders. The horse stood mo.
tionless. Then the axe descended on the
horses head and the animal fell 10 tho
ground. Another moment and blood was
gushing from CASH in his throat Fifteen
minutes later the carcass was skinned, cut
up ana hung ON hooks like beef ia butchers
shop
"What is il intended forl" inquired the
reporter Of Superintendent Couku
"The wild animals IN the mcnagerie," was
the reply. 1T seems = bit hard doesn't IL,
that the animals of all others that contribute
most 10 the comfort Of men should be sacri.
feed to satisfy the hunger Of animals that
make practice Of eating men when they
have the opportunity} But it really is not
hard. We buy our horses at the horse
morgue' on Avenue a Al this place old
and dccrcpt horses are offered for sale.
They have served their time in the traces
ami they are generally sold 10 be killed.
We buy such animals and kin them pain
leSsly, as you have seen il done. We have
tried this for year or more. and find that
II Is emiueutiy satisfactory, not only To tho
park management, but 90 the owners Of the
horses
I'VE have had horses given to rs, too. he
continued Not long ago wealthy resi-.
dent of Madison avenue gave us one Of the
handsomcst horses ever saw II was Ken
lucky bred, and was used by the gentle
mans wife as riiug-horsc one day
while riding 10 lu the park 10 had an attack
Of blind stdgg,rs and threw the lady Sho
was SO badly frightened that she refused TO
ever ride II again. nor would she allow IL 10
be driven Iu harness or br sold So he asked
me 10 kill 10 and use 10 for food in the
menagcrlc. His man lea the animal up 10
the shecpto,d one afternoon and looked 10
over believe that n never would have
had another attack Of the malady The case
was not hopeless by any means would
gladly have given one hundred dollars for
II and used b. for my own driving. but the
horse was given 20 the park 10 bc killed,
ami killed Do had % be don't thiul, [ ever
saw an animal killed before IN my life with
such regret
That j. not the only case % this sort"
went on the doctor "A number Of bust
ness men whose faithful horses have be-
come disabled by age or accident have sent
them up here 20 be killed One afternoon
last summer while ! was al nay desk IN the
armory, gentleman entered my Office lead.
Ing pretty little girl by the hand She
mad been crying, and | thought could see
iaint traces Of tears IN hI- eyes The gentle
man gave NE ms card. He Is banker on |
Wall street
My little daughter said he, has some |
hing she wants Ia say o. YOU
"'No, yoI tell him, papa, she said her /
yves filling with tears I-I-dout believe /
can tell him
" What Is 1t that l can do for YOUR |
asked
~ want you 20 k-llil my dear little Kitty.
No don't either. You tell him all about IL, |
lapa
Here the gentleman took pity on the
laughter and told me, not without emotion.
hat a iavorl'e shetland pony belonging 10
us child had met with au accident ia the
ark that morning near his house ON upper
'lith avenue. IT, leg Wa, broken and he
nd IT taken 20 his stable uu a draw lie
ouldn't bear 90 have Il killed uu Ga. prem
Ses and he wanted me 90 -cad for II and
a
cred % pay all the expense, Of the removal |
consented That D.. only olc II a number
I such instances since b. has boon general
y known that we dispose Of horses Iu that
manner"
How did you come 10 substitute horse.
esh for beci IN your bill OF Arc" asked
le reporter
1--WE found 10 was vcrymuch cheaper and
ldch more convenient We formerly paid
cents pound for our beef. which cost us
OF less than $50 week ON an average.
low including the salary Of Henry Zl,r,
ar butcher our expenses for feeding the !
irnivorous animals Is no' over ~ a week.
lutte "a savingas you see"
How 10 you manage % make it so
heap
by buying horses that are worth nothing
Sccpt for their hides and hoof, They cost
5 - each, and we get rebate " e. ~ each |
n their ho1fs and hid
But al! horses are not III f1- food eveu''
"True. never buy any strcct-car horses
'cause the veterinary surgeons employed
y the companies doctor them up with |
rugs chiefly ultre, as soon as they begin 20 ! ,
low signs Of failing These drugs render
lem unit for food. Only about one-hfth ,
Ie horses offered there for sale are useful
~ food"
Sc How can you tell whether you have
,ught "A ha-,'l- ho,-e'"
81 can generally judge by seeing them, ,
1t 10 make sure examine them after they ,
e slaughtered for picuro-pneumDnia. CLAN \
rs, and other infectious diseases We kin
70 week on an average. Sometimes we
~ horse that Is too good 10 DEE killed We
we two such animals now which we use
'out the park for working purposes"
- How is the refuse disposed oft' :
- We send II dovru IA tho ,fY.I ,I,.I. ,,,l | ;